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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30
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OLYMPIA, W. T.. Oct. IS, 1857.
Nm. 4. MKHxER,
Az. Editor PosT-fNTKLLIomScKR
DEAA SIn-As requested, give my
experience In the cultivation Of the
New Je-sey cranberry in Washington
Territory.
In ISL / planted three beds fifty fee
square each Of New Jersey vines. One
bed aanded six inches deep, one three
inches, and the other on the natural
pest. l teok the sand cut Of the bot
tom IL q creek that ran through my
bog, Il was pure white sand, but very
hne. Those sanded six inches did not
do well; the vines were puny and the
weeds choked them cut Those sanded
three inches did much better, but were
kept back by weeds. The vines plant.
ed on the natural bog have done much
the best they are stronger vines and
lees liable 70 be weedy.
The third year after planting l gath
cred three gallons Of berries on ths
three beds; The fourth year gAthercs
two large sugar barrels fell on the sam,
ground; the 9th year l gathered o.
The natural bed, 50 BY a. feet, i've bar
rels Of 81 gallons each; and on the tvs
sandea beds i've barrels OF the sam,
sizes making in all ten barrels or SCI
gallons. which ! sold for IS cents pc
gallon wholesale, amounting 20 SIT so
have never flooded these vines. Il
the winter season there is more or les
water on them, but in the summer sea
son the water Is six or eight inches be
Low the surface.
on my Oyster Bay bog l have 90
about SIX acres. This is q sag In IN
hills, with no large stream running int
il, In the winter Il is covered Wit
water trom SIX 10 eighteen inches
About the hrst q May I let the waite
od down below the snrfaee, bat not en-
t.rely od the bog, leaving i in the lo'
places and bitches around the edges {
the marsh.
At first put cut vines near the Gu
let, on well decayed peat. They gro
thriftily, but do not bear well.
Near the middle % my bog Is a po.
q about one-eighth Of an acre, Wit
pond hlies and other water plant
growing IN r. The peat OF moss nss
u Is new and more spongy. This
where my vines are dong best an
hearing best lam trAnsplanting froi
The decAyed peat 10 che new pea
Although they grow splendid on q
old peat. they do not bear well The
grow too thrifty. In the spring. whe
TIE water h Les OF, Il must b belo
the surface, ~ if viii become war
and scald thevtnes and XIII them. IA
neW moss acts Ike sponge and retail
AL Tie moisture they require in q
summer season.
When rrenartns aAa vroana 4
planting, The Top should al be tax,
on below the Foo1x II al vekesasio
such as buck hrush. Wild tee, &c.
preparing ground arss dug q dit
through 4 nearly e the pond Ely poS
draining Il tAoroaRhly. In August
gsng holes about thirty feet aparss
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30

Ths Orsgsnian aays, edlsorlaIIy !.

The 0regonian says, editorially;
"A fearful epidemic Of typhoid fever
is reported raging ct Iron Mountain,
Mich. Five hundred peraons were re-
Gently reported afflicted with this fever
in one Of the most populous wards Of
Philadalphia. This disease is due 10
filthy surroundings. The atmosphere
becomes laden with foul vapors com
ing from CUTTERS and ceaapools and
from ground saturated with the fifth
Of years. Tho drinking Of water con-
taminated By decAying matter is an
other fertile source Of typhoid fever
and country Districts are subject 70
frikhtlul visitatiens Of this sort. for As
4 rule they lack suitable sewers and
properly guarded cesspools. The deep
eat wells are quite as liable to eontagion
as che shaliowest, and no matter how
clean 3 house is kept, II the atmosphere
Of the streets and yards Is foul, is in
halaiion win bring sickness"
This was written IN the advocacy Of
cremation. but Is more properly apPli-
cable 10 the everyday causes that befoui
the earth and air. This note Of warn
ing strikes the right key Of which we
wrote last week, Of "stenehes and
stinkss that make life unendurable
aud death welcome.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30
CORRECT rKAcHrso.

N0M8MSA AAAtMAA1a
Ben Perley Poore, in the American
Cultivator, says:
Homemade manure is, after all, the
best, and every farmer can make it.
He has only 20 carefully husband the
natural Accommodations Of his stables.
barnyards, hog-pens, sheep-folds, hem
houses and sink-drains, together with
the ample materials Of his bitches,
swamps, valleys, and the rich mould
Of the forest, or that which annually
gathers under his walls. These are al
rich in the elements Of fertility, are
safe In their application, sure IN their
results, and lie directly In the paths In
which he fnds Il his interest AZ well ~
his pleasure 10 walk. The shower
and winds Of heaven, the power 81
9rnvitation, the abrasion Of rocks, ths
annual decay Of countless tons o
grasses, and the leaves Of trees ane
shrubs, the overthrow Of forests, ent
| the a. tooth Of time upon the bills
hare been for ages upon ages storinl
up for the farmer vast deposits Of n.
materials which have been carried %
FROM his cultivated fields IN the forn
OF crops, until they lie heavy and bar
ren and refuse 70 yield their wontel
return. Il Is for him 20 observe n
indications they present. and AVA
himself Of their treasures, % max
glad the land and csuse il 10 blossom
as the rose.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30

PoKrx.AnD. Oregon, Oct. Is, 1857.
Il. MRKKKz-Dear Sir have been
examining the muck lands IN this
nsi9hborh they call them beaver
dam lands here. I find af Beaverton
seven miles west Of Portland, that
there Is about 50 acres occupied By "a
families. Is sells At $50 Per acre and
rents for e4l per acre, cash. have
been told that there u some of this
land near Seattle and at Olympia. and
also at Lynden and on the Fraser delta
Ia British Columbia. with yea would
publish an article On the muck lands
Of the Sound country, and tel us the
extent and value Of these lands.
have been told that these lands are
worth 5000 per acre and rent Tor 500
per sore in 0hie. Do You believe
that7 r. YEoMAss.
Answering this inquiry. we must
|srst say it would be q very difhcult
thing 70 do, otherwise than approx
mately. either e 10 extent, productive
capacity or saleahle value. IS there is >
wide range as 10 these qualifications.
There are large areas Of these lands to
be found al Ahe way from eur southern
boundary On the Columbia to the ex-
treme northern line on the Nootsack.
Suppiementing these are the famous
tide lands 70 be found at the estuaries
Of the numerous rivers Of the Puget
Sound basin. overshadowing both Of
these in extent, and equaling them in
productiveness, are the alluyial bottom
lands Of these rivers, the whole cover
ing, We think, one-tourth Il the land
surface Of thscountry west q the Cas-
cade mountains. Notably on the Swim
omish fats and vicinity, the largest
body Of the beaver dam lands is
found In British Columbia, en- the
Fraser, even greater. Though Is pro-
ductivs there as here, their money
value has never anyway near APP
preached that Of oars on this side Of
the line.
Most Of this land, when improved,
is worth from SIS 70 500 per acre; in
some cases much more, In many eases
less; when unimproved, all prices.
down 10 the taking - homsstsads,
according to location, accessibility and
facilities for ditching and clearing. for
which no special statement would suf-
fee, as each Is case Of itself.
We can readily believe that such and
similar lands would rent for 500 per
acre in Ohio. We have some such in
Washington that brings that much and
more, so Why not in ohio7
II would be interesting reading i'll
local correspondents would take this
matter up and, each for his own neigh
bcrhood, write as As 70 the extent,
productive capacity and value Of these
lands. Maybe, by 80 doing. II they
could not induce settlements 80 dense
as {" q families" on 90 acres, and bring
up their value to $50 per acre, they
might nevertheless bring them into
notice. Who VIII write us letter Of
their own locality about beaver dam
lAndsi
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30

In a private letter Mr. D. H. Hamly
writes: have only a small clearing
but am raising apples, cherries. prunes,
plums, grapes, cuErants, gcoseberries,
raspberries and strawberries, and this
year cultivated ons-sighth Of an acre
q strawberries and picked three hun
drod and elghty-fiye gallons" This Is
At the rate Of $3.50 gallons per acre,
and better than hops at one ton per
acre.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30
WORK ANp STUDY

A useful English institution il not
ashamed to be known as q College Of
Agriculture. Itislocated at Downton.
Salisbury, and its equipment consists
not only Of lecture rooms, Laboratories
and library, but there are farm build
ings and coo acres Of land. Instruc-
ton Is practical Is well as theoretical
'' the fact" says the London Gazette,
" that q dairy Of forty cows, together
with alnest as many head Of young
and fatting stock, and a flock Of sheep
varying from 100 70 100, are main
tanned, ID sufficient guarantee that
students have the opportunity Of
learning"
Forty years Of advocacy that
" schooling should be worked Inn
that Is, that labor should accompany
study; that tbs stufhng" practised
was pernicious: that what the child
learned should be digested, and could
not be done 10 - great advantage q,
BY manual labor during school terms,
has confirmed the long standing beiiei
that il was right. For ninety and nine
times we say, give the child work with
study.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30

The el0ss % the season Manntae-
tursrs oEfsF us goods daaly, nnSM vaiue.
% eloas sne lines cot. We bo1zhf az
other lot q STA Pinsbea 70 ell e "a
CHwrxn CLHAnx. oc1I
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30

uualth : xisazead fndugzie Ne
eannot nruw and thrive On ene - 80
zntrzaxiSe Every n41lIi1ual ons = -
eLenenf q prosperity and psespecttss
w0Aith.
Yon once mnde the SnGEaae1xe 70.
n.ark q Ne. Mr. Editor A&tE1e 1ia
ny fathex tkiak. When be 80 e1lti7A2.
ing fsW hop vines II ny EAzoHns g
ths grand results e he hep cul<axe -
this Territcry.n So perhaps = Uny
BE-. aud / believe VII BE- j. - nenr
fufnre q fhe psppermins cult1xe.
In mv nexf fWiIl give . bz1ak Do
serfpfion q the x1ill and pEeseuk mode
a distillnticn and separation.
q. Janona
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30

We ara IA rsceiptoi he afzt nunbsr
of the Norfh- West Horsiculfnnsi, >
monthly edited and published at Ia
coma By Henry Buesy. This i neat
sixtssn-psgsp paper with large amount
q original matteE from several prum-
inent horticulturists Of Washington
Territory, Tie whole making very
crsditahle showing Of horticultural
tax. We wslsoms the HoEtisulturist
and wish il ; long and prosperous life.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30
FOR Sab.

UVRREE THonouoaRRED BzAxsaxnE
Bar Pisa, tAree mcniha 81 rs. ~
. hoard enEs e Kalt. MNAkkA
KenA Kins c.. v. r aspt. - -.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30

EBEroR Fosx-IsrKExIeENcER:
DEAR HEn-In your issue Of Sept. sth
| read q notice 81 some large pfuhes
raised b. Mr.. g. n. Bowman d Lake
Union, which be calls eros de Aniou.
am Of the opinion that Mr. Bowman
4 mistaken IN the name 81 his prunes.
have several trees IN bearing lnow
loaded with krnffl that I bought from
Mr.. Bowman Af the time be was acting
agent for the Vancouver Nursery, then
conducted By 5. w. Brown. Ny trees
we're labeled HGros or Hungarian
Prunes.H ! also lsince thenl bought
from same nursery = lot Of Petit de
Aniou, which Is ! small, very sweet,
fre1st0ned prune. not more than one-
third the size of the Gros or Hunga-
Fian. write this that none Of your
numerous readers may be misled By q
misapplied name. The Hungarian
prune i truly wonder for 6ize and
productiveness, but Is not as fine .
prune IS the Italian, which Is par ex-
eellence. Most respectfully,
r. III. HoGKIEsoE.
PoET BLAKKLY, Sept. 10, 1857.
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clipped the above from the PosT-
IEfKLLfaKECEk Of Oct. eth.
VIII ycu be 30 kind IS 70 allow me
space 20 add few lines 70 friend Hos
hnscn's third sermon on prunes7 In
regard TO the two prunes named IN the
above lines, Mr.. g. n. Bowman was in
one sense right in calling the hrsl
named prune the Gr0s d'Agen, II be
meant d'Agen instead OF dAniou,
which Is incorrect. eros GAn1ou,
Hungarian Prune, Gros Prune, eros
or Hungarian, are all synonymous.
However, think the true name Of this
prune Is Ponds Seeding, and that Il
Is Of English origin. The first trees Of
this beautiful prune were raised In San
Jose, California. in 1851; the gratis
were brought from the department.
France, In 1856. The valuable little
prune Petit dPAgen was sent out from
France about the same year, and was
also first propagAted In this country
In California.
The name Hungarian or Gros should
be adhered to as it is established on
this coast. One Of our best fall pears,
the White DOyane, goes by the name
OF Fall Butter on this coast. As this
pear has thirty Synonymous names, it
win hardly do now to call Il BY its
proper name. suggest that this pear
Be called Fall Butter or White Doyane,
that no one win be misled. East or
West.
I heartily concur with K. NJ. Hos
kinson in the interest taken in regard
% establishing the proper names Of
fruit. w. IL. LEE.
Manifestly there is widespread inter-
est IN prunes, from the. number Of let
tiers We have received since the first
was printed. And well there may be,
considering the great success attained
in suitable localities, even 10 the har-
yesting Of over Eve hundred dollars
per acre in . single year. One thing
that lends additional interest to It is
the vast market open and the compar-
atively small area Of country where
these wiz grew to perfection. Another
is, Il does seem that these thrive best
on land that has not yet been consid-
cred best for general crops, and OF
which there are large areas in this
Territory. We welcome this letter
from Mr.. Lea, and hope to hear fur
Their from him on fruit topics, even II
We cannot fully endorse what he has
previously said. that q the poorest Of
our FIR timber land viii raise good
fruit" We know that some Of Il will.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30

The City Of Seattle the county seat Of King County, Wash
ingOn Territory is the best place to make sure and
very profitable investments An examination
viii convince you.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
Handsome Elk Acquitted.

Speclal 10 the GLOBE.
CHAMBERLAIN, OAK, Oct. 13.-The
case of Handsome Elk was finished to-
day by the jury acquitting him. The
territory showed all the facts connected
with the killing of One Eye except as to
who fired the fatal shot. The territory
for the purpose of closing the link in
their chain of circumstantial evidence
introduced numerous witnesses who
testified to the fact that Handsome Elk
made confessions of having killed One
Eye. There the territory rested its
case. Scarcely had the prosecuting
attorney announced that he rested
when j. NJ. Long, counsel for the de-
Tense, announced that he rested without
putting in any evidence The announce
ment acted as an electrical shock to the
judge, prosecution and audience, who
were totally unprepared for the turn
Which the case took. The territory inn
mediatcly opened the argument, John
A. Stroube making an able speech.
He was followed by J. NJ. Long
for the defense. The Judge
then charged the jury that if they
found the defendant guilty it must be
for murder in the first degree. From
the time that the defense announced
that they had rested their case until the
jury returned with the verdict of not
guilty large audience anxiously
waited TO hear the result. Many and
various comments were heard among
the prominent members of the bar as to
what effect the position of the counsel
for the defense in resting his case with
out evidence in the face of SO many
strong circumstances against the de-
fendant would have with the jury. The
jury we're out five minutes and reached
i verdict of not guilty Oh the first bal
lot. Handsome Elk was the recipient
of many congratulations. and i'm
mediately left for the agency, where a
grand pow-wow will be held by his
friends
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
LYING BY WHOLESALE.
The Associated Press Dispatch
Sent From the Tribune Office
Last Night.

The Associated Press Dispatch
Sent From the Tribune Office
Last Night.
The rather measly service which
morning papers get from the Associated
Press in Minneapolis is performed in
the Office of the Tribune. A we'll
meaning young man, who is
not to blame for doing the
work to help out his salary, pushes the
pencil while the head of the paper,
whoever or whatever sort of animal he
may be, stands by with club and die
tates the dispatches. Last night
some special correspondents sent
out the facts i'll connection
With Ida,, the p,d9n burning lg in effigy of
spOnsible for the ScurrilOus insult given
to Mrs. Cleveland ON Wednesday morn
ing. TO square himself before the pub
lie at large, this man, who claims to
have his grip on the throat of all Mime
apOlis news, swung his club and
the representative of the associated
press, had to tell cold bloOded lie to
all the readers of those papers that are
blessed with the associated press fran
chiSe. That a single newspaper should
be prOStituted to the lying dictates of
lIS owner is all rlgnt, IL Its owner says
so, but when the associated press, which
should be impartial in matters per-
sonal or political is thus prostituted, it
is time somebody kicked. and kicked so
hard that the narrOw-gauged, unscrupu-
louS dictator be forced to loose the grip
that is choking off facts and substituting
its own rampant and One-sided state
ments. Here is the lie that went out
over the wires from the Tribune office
last night:
About 10 o'clock this evening about 100
men and boys, mostly members of an associ-
alton of the local Democracy, known as the
Algonquin club, gathered at a saloon of q
rather hard reputation, and, after drinking
heavily, repaired to a secluded
spot in side street and fred
the usual straw man which has
been seen on sHch occasions from time i'm
memorial. The mob washed by Mayor a. A.
Ames, who is the patron of the so-called
wide open' element which had control of
the city until crippled last spring by police
commission of Republican creation. Ames
was foremost in the Cleveland reception.
and takes no pans to conceal his self
proposed candidacy for the vice presidency
After burning the effigy the crowd pro-
ceeded to the Tribune building and made
further demonstrations. but was finally dis
perSed by the police Mr. Blethen regards
the affair as a joke on Mayor Ames and the
crowd. as important business kept him away
from the Tribune office or Tuesday night
and he knew nothing whatever OF the article
till it appeared Wednesday morning
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
Sparks Still Hostile.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Commis-
sioner Sparks is preparing a letter to
Secretary Lamar asking for review
OF his decision in regard to the Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Rail
road company. In letter he will pre-
sent voluminous legal reasons for re-
view and change OF decision. Among
other things he will say:
This decision as it now stands reverses all
the decisions of the supreme court, all the
opinions of commissioners OF the general
land Office. all the decisions of preceding sec
TetGries. changes all rules of practice before
this department and throws open the gates
for fraud Of every description.
Mr.. Sparks is intensely in earnest in
this matter. He said to-day:
employees chagrined my work destroyed;
my subordinGtes ut sea. i am not captIous,
nor inclined to seek a controversy with
Secretary Lamar, but | believe that | am
right and that the secretary is wrong, and
intend to do my best in the interest of the
settlers and against monopolies to secure an
other hearing, and endeavor 10 bring the
secretary 10 see the matter i'll another light.
Others, in the land Office and out,
land attorneys practicing before the de-
partment and examiners of the land
Office, say that Sparks is right in this
matter, and the secretary will see it to
be so before great while. His decis-
lon in that case is the worst that has
been rendered by any secretary for
long time. His man Brent, who pre-
pared the decision for Lamar'S sigma
ture, made weak case of it.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
A Shocking Tragedy.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. ia special from
Fond du Lac, Wis, says that city is
highly excited over the discovery of a
shocking tragedy which was committed
near the limits of the town at an early
hour this morning. 1t seems that an
unknown burglar entered the residence
of Mrs. William Koehne and four
daughters. He was discovered and
made crimiminal assault OH one
of the women, but was unsuc-
cessful. He then attacked the
five women with club, nearly killing
all of them. The walls and floor Of the
house are spattered with 5lco |, and ev-
erything indicates that terrible strug-
ole was made by the frenZied woman.
fThe assailant secured 80 and escaped,
after first threatening his mangled vic
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
The French Scandal.

PARIS, Oct. 13.-It was decided by the
council to place Gen. Caffarel on the re-
tired list of the army. The decree for
the execution of the decision will be
submitted by Gen. Ferron. minister of
war, to President Grevy for his sigma
ture. Gen. Ferron telegraphed to Gen.
Boulanger at Mount Lucon ordering
him to return forthwith to Clermont-
Ferrand, his headquarters, and asking
him if the words attributed to him by
the newspapers in connection with the
Caffarel affair were correctly reported.
The newspapers alleged that Gen.
Boulanger Informed reporter that he
never doubted but that the prosecution
of Gen. Caffarel was aimed at himself.
He stated that he detied the most minute
inquiry into his conduct, and said that
if he had been minister of war and Gen.
Caffarel had avowed his guilt to him,
he would have offered him revolver
with which to blow out his brains. Gen.
Boulanger, in reply to Gen. Ferron's
telegram, said:
have returned to Clermont-Ferrand.
am unable to procure the newspapers men,
toned. Send them TO me.
LONDON, Oct. 13.-The Standards
Paris correspondent confirms the report
that Gen. Boulanger has been placed
under arrest for the period of thirty
days for insolence in replying to the i'll
vestigations of the minister of war.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
Oshkosh's Public Building.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Congressman
Guenther and Senator Sawyer, of Wis
consin, are both torn up in their minds
over the Oshkosh public building. Con-
gress appriated $4,000 for the building.
Sawyer wants the work delayed until
he can pass a bill for an additional s5O,-
600 for the purpose of securing better
building. Congressman Guenther has
an economic streak, and insists upon
the immediate erection of a S9O,OOO
building. He has threatened the super
vising achitect of the treasury with a
bill of inquiry in congress next winter
unless the work be immediately COM
menced. He says that public building
of sufficient size and capacity can be
erected with S9O.0OO.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
MiSsiSSipDf Valley G. A. z.

Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Oct. 13.-To-day was the
second day of the Mississippi Valley q.
A. II. encampment, and the attendance
was increased by the arrival of another
large number of visitors Oh the morning
trains. At 10 o'clock the grand parade
formed on Plum street in the following
order: Red Wing Cornet band; Mai.
A. p. Pierce, NJ. n. g.: Company
G, NJ. n. e.; Red Wing fire depart
ment; Ellsworth drum corps: visiting
veterans; A. Edwards Welch post, &.
A. II. The procession, which numbered
several hundred, proceeded through
the principal streets Of the city to the
grounds, where games of various kinds
there were races and a match game of
base ball between the BiXby Crescents